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Drăgănescu,Anca; Săndulescu,Oana; Florea,Dragoş; Vlaicu,Ovidiu; Streinu-Cercel,Anca; Oţelea,Dan; Aramă,Victoria; Luminos,Monica Luminiţa; Streinu-Cercel,Adrian; Niţescu,Maria; Ivanciuc,Alina; Bacruban,Rodica; Piţigoi,Daniela. |
ABSTRACT Background: Influenza continues to drive seasonal morbidity, particularly in settings with low vaccine coverage. Objectives: To describe the influenza cases and viral circulation among hospitalized patients. Methods: A prospective study based on active surveillance of inpatients with influenza-like illness from a tertiary hospital in Bucharest, Romania, in the season 2016/17. Results: A total of 446 patients were tested, with a balanced gender distribution. Overall, 192 (43%) patients tested positive for influenza, with the highest positivity rate in the age groups 3–13 years and >65 years. Peak activity occurred between weeks 1 and 16/2017, with biphasic distribution: A viruses were replaced by B viruses from week 9/2017; B viruses... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: A/H3; B/Victoria; ILI; Influenza; SARI; Subtype. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702018000500377 |
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